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PBS

Pbs: The Perilous Fight: America's World War Ii in Color

For Students 9th - 10th
Online home of the PBS documentary "The Perilous Fight" provides access to an eclectic array of color photographs and films of World War II at home and abroad. Overviews, contextual clues, maps, letters, and similar resources can be...
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Library of Congress

Loc: The Spanish American War in Motion Pictures

For Students 9th - 10th
A great web site about the first war that was ever filmed in motion pictures. Very complete collection on all aspects of the Spanish-American War.
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University of Minnesota

University of Minnesota: #Immigration Syllabus

For Students 9th - 10th
A large collection of resources on the history of immigration to the United States and the debates around reform, integration, and citizenship. These have been complied by many immigration historians affiliated with universities all over...
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Teacher Serve: American Indians: The Image of the Indian

For Students 9th - 10th
Essay tracing the stereotypes and commonly held beliefs about Indians and how they have been written about and portrayed in film and literature. Section for guiding student discussion and scholarly debate.
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: America in Class: America in the 1920s: Machine: Factory

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: America in Class: America in the 1920s: Prosperity: Labor Union

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards historical documents, literary texts, and works of art thematically organized with notes and discussion questions....
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PBS

Pbs American Experience: Remember the Alamo

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS companion site to the documentary film "Remember the Alamo," with much detailed information, interviews, survivor stories, maps, a timeline and reviews of historical facts and events.
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PBS

Pbs: The Jewish Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS has produced this short film documenting the experiences and stories of Jewish Americans. Jewish life in America is shared through stories, short videos, and a series of images. This informative feature is supported by lesson plans...
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Other

China Daily: China Culture a Z

For Students 9th - 10th
Go directly to a collection of illustrated feature-length articles about traditional and contemporary Chinese arts. Covers the principal visual and performing arts of China, for example, traditional crafts, calligraphy, architecture,...
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National Geographic

National Geographic: Everest Past and Present

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson builds upon a National Geographic film covering George Mallory's effort to climb Mount Everest in 1924. It examines the evolution of the equipment used to climb Everest, comparing today's equipment to that used by Mallory in...
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Other

Widener University: The Nat Turner Project

For Students 9th - 10th
The Nat Turner Project is a digital archive of primary source materials related to the Nat Turner Slave Rebellion, beginning with the experiences and living conditions of slaves prior to the revolt. The archive houses newspaper articles,...
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PBS

Pbs: The Story of Jazz

For Students 9th - 10th
A supplement to a ten-part film series on jazz, this resource describes the growth and development of jazz music from the gritty streets of New Orleans to the Lincoln Gardens on Chicago's south side, where Louis Armstrong first won fame,...
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: America in Class: America in the 1920s: Felix the Cat

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Hound of the Baskervilles 1: Meet Sherlock Holmes

For Students 9th - 10th
Students investigate the iconic and much-beloved character of Sherlock Holmes, as well as the mystery genre, in this excerpt from Masterpiece's 2002 version of The Hound of the Baskervilles. As students are introduced to Holmes, they use...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Global Oneness Project

For Students 9th - 10th
This learning module includes several lessons about The Global Oneness Project, a collection that features films, photo essays, and accompanying lesson plans, In each resource, cultural, social, and environmental issues with a humanistic...
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Something About Mary Pickford

For Students 9th - 10th
This article is about the life and career of Mary Pickford, a Canadian-born actress who gained fame as a silent film star in Hollywood.
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Black Past

Black Past: Jones, Quincy

For Students 9th - 10th
This encyclopedia entry offers a brief look at Quincy Jones, who began as a jazz trumpet player, but has expanded his career beyond music into film and television. There are links to websites for more information.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Reemergence of the Kkk

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the history of the Ku Klux Klan, the group's resurgence after World War I, and the film about the KKK called Birth of a Nation by D.W. Griffith.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Early Photography: Niepce, Talbot and Muybridge

For Students 9th - 10th
Photography is a controversial fine art medium, simply because it is difficult to classify-is it an art or a science? Nineteenth-century photographers struggled with this distinction, trying to reconcile aesthetics with improvements in...
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PBS

Pbs: Roots in the Sand

For Students 9th - 10th
Online companion to a documentary film about Punjabi-Mexican immigrants who settled in California.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Laurence Fishburne

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Laurence Fishburne, an American actor noted for the intensity of his performances. He was the recipient of a Tony Award (1992) for his work in August Wilson's play Two Trains Running, and...
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Imagine Nature: Dickinson: "The Butterfly"

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of Dickinson's poem about butterflies illustrated with a film clip of a butterfly in close-up detail.
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Curated OER

Thomas A. Edison, Inc.'s 'Annie Oakley' Film

For Students 3rd - 8th
A screen shot from Thomas A. Edison, Inc.'s "Annie Oakley."
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Other

Museum of the Moving Image: Interview With Tim Burton

For Students 9th - 10th
A conversation with film director Tim Burton, from a lecture series sponsored by the museum. Click on the appropriate link to access the interview in audio format or with a text transcript.

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